2019 Red Carpet at Hingham Bathing Beach. Anchor staff photo. August 1, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer In response to reports of a large, unpermitted (by the Hingham Health Department) social event that allegedly took place Thursday night on town property — at Hingham Harbor — involving what he called “a group of well over …
August 1, 2020 (Speech by Clare Trinchet, Transcript provided by Hingham High School, Photographs by Joshua Ross Photography). Following is the Salutatorian speech given by Clare Trinchet at the HHS 2020 Graduation held on Saturday, August 1. Hi everybody. Before I get started, I just wanted to thank everyone who made the last four years, …
August 1, 2020 (Speech by Courtney Sherwood, Transcript provided by Hingham High School, photos by Joshua Ross Photography). Following is a transcript of the speech given by Class President, Courtney Sherwood, at the HHS 2020 Graduation ceremony held on Saturday, August 1. I wanted to start off by thanking everyone who helped us get to this day. …
August 1, 2020 (Speech transcript provided by Hingham High School, photo courtesy of Joshua Ross Photograph). Following is a transcript of the Valedictorian speech given by Sam Raphaelson at the Hingham High School 2020 Graduation on Saturday, August 1. When I was told I was our class valedictorian, I thought to myself, “wouldn’t it …
August 1, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer True to his word, Supt. of Schools Paul Austin and the 100-member Recovery Response Advisory Committee finished crafting the much-anticipated Hingham Public Schools preliminary, four-phase school reopening plan last night to safely bring students and staff back to school. Out of the three learning models — in-person, remote, …
July 30, 2020 This morning, the Thin Blue Line flags were removed from Hingham Fire trucks at the Central Fire Station on Main Street in Hingham. The Hingham Firefighters Union Local 2398 issued the following statement surrounding the removal of the flags: This morning at 0730 hours the members of Local 2398 were joined by …
A package of unsolicited seeds received by a Hingham resident (courtesy photo). July 29, 2020 from the Town of Hingham Health Department (courtesy photos) The MA Department of Agricultural Resources has been notified that several Massachusetts residents have received unsolicited packages that appear to have originated in a foreign country and contain seeds. The Hingham …
July 29, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer Boaters holding 2020 Hingham mooring docking permits will be happy to hear that the Selectmen have approved modifications to the COVID-19-related World’s End temporary mooring restrictions put in place May 26 for the safety of boaters and the harbormaster and staff. Now, rather than a restriction limiting the …
July 29, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer While a celebration is in order once the transition of the water system from Aquarion Water Company to Town of Hingham ownership is complete at the end of this week, COVID-19 makes that difficult to do at this time, according to Selectmen Chair Mary Power. “It’s hard to …
Anchor staff photo July 29, 2020 by Carol Britton Meyer During a remote 1-1/2-hour discussion last night centering around correspondence received by the Selectmen’s office regarding Thin Blue Line flags on Hingham fire trucks, several participants pressured town officials to have them removed as soon as possible in accordance with a directive from the board, …
